Tyson Foods (Joslin IL & Eagle Mountain UT): 2 tracked 2026 layoff event(s), 4,984 workers counted, highest AI score 2.
AI score 2 (80% interval 1–3) · evidence grade D · TX · Food Processing / Meatpacking
Stated reason: Closing its Lexington, Nebraska beef plant and cutting Amarillo to one shift amid a cattle shortage.
Why 2: Plant, store or site closure · Drivers: contrary evidence −0.8, industry AI exposure +0.1
Signals: attribution 0.0, primary 0.0, exec 0.0, role exposure 0.16, industry exposure 0.177, AI investment 0.0, contrary 0.55 · named roles: Machinists, Production Workers, All Other, Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Note: Lexington closure was announced in Nov 2025 (outside 2026 scope); only the Amarillo shift cut (TX WARN, Jan 20 2026) is counted.
Headcount basis: WARN (sum of state notices; company-wide total not disclosed) · WARN: 1,761 workers at 1 site notice(s)
AI score 2 (80% interval 1–3) · evidence grade D · IL · Food Processing / Meatpacking
Stated reason: Closing more beef facilities amid the cattle shortage.
Why 2: Plant, store or site closure · Drivers: contrary evidence −0.8, industry AI exposure +0.1
Signals: attribution 0.0, primary 0.0, exec 0.0, role exposure 0.107, industry exposure 0.177, AI investment 0.0, contrary 0.55 · named roles: Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Headcount basis: announced · WARN: 2,495 workers at 1 site notice(s)
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